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Robin Cody

Hiking Through History: Exploring Ricochet River on Its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary

By Riley Pittenger

December 9, 2016 by Digital Content Leave a Comment

Hiking Through History: Exploring Ricochet River on Its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary

In anticipation of the upcoming release of Ricochet River’s twenty-fifth anniversary edition, our intrepid Ooligan team embarked for Estacada, Oregon, to tour the River Mill Dam. On the way to the dam, we met with our author and literary advocate Robin Cody. He guided us down the wooded road to his hometown—the inspiration for Ricochet […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Clackamas River, Estacada, field trip, heritage, hiking, history, nature, Oregon, Portland, Ricochet River, River Mill Dam, Robin Cody, Twenty-fifth Anniversary

We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends

By Jacoba Lawson

October 12, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends

One of the great delights of working on a twenty-fifth anniversary edition of any book is that the work has been around for so dang long; it’s had lots of time to find an audience. In a world of information overload, having a bunch of established fans in your corner willing to sing your praises […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: 100 Hikes, Brian Doyle, Classic, Falling From Horses, High School, Introduction, Mink River, Molly Gloss, Ricochet River, Robin Cody, Teacher Guide, teachers, William L. Sullivan

Looking Back to Move Ahead

By Jacoba Lawson

August 3, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Looking Back to Move Ahead

Lately when thinking about Ricochet River, our team has been thinking a lot about change. Living in Portland these days, it’s impossible not to notice the pace of change. Sometimes it seems like the entire city is under construction. Older institutions are closing, and new businesses are popping up like mushrooms. So there’s some comfort […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Celilo Falls, Common Core, environmental conservation, High School, Keep Portland Weird, Native Culture, Portland, Progress, Ricochet River, Robin Cody, Teacher Guide, teachers

Schools for the Summer

By Jacoba Lawson

June 1, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Schools for the Summer

Hello, friends, and welcome to the official home of the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Ricochet River as it makes its way from brilliant idea to beautiful book. We are proud to be working with Robin Cody to ensure that this book remains a vibrant reading experience for students and hope that this new edition will […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: High School, Pacific Northwest, Ricochet River, Robin Cody, teachers, YA

Meet the Ricochet River 25th Anniversary Crew

By Jacoba Lawson

April 27, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Meet the Ricochet River 25th Anniversary Crew

Welcome back to Rivers of the Pacific Northwest! Before we head any farther downstream, I’d like to introduce myself and the rest of my crew. We’ve added some top-notch talent this term, and they deserve a spotlight. First up, Tyler Mathieson, our fearless leader through the stormy seas of Rhythm in the Rain, will graduate […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Brian Friesen, Columbia River, Crew, developmental editing, Editing, Puns, Rhythm in the Rain, Ricochet River, Rivers of the PNW, Robin Cody, start to finish

From Rain to Rivers

By Jacoba Lawson

April 6, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

From Rain to Rivers

Now that the rain here in Portland has finally given way to a beautiful, sunshiny spring, our team at Ooligan is turning its attention from Rhythm in the Rain to a pair of shiny new projects. I say new, but our first project might look a little familiar. Ricochet River, Robin Cody’s coming-of-age classic about […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Brian Friesen, Columbia River, developmental editing, Editing, New Project, Rhythm in the Rain, Ricochet River, Robin Cody, Spring, start to finish

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